Friday, October 9, 2015

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Webcam hacker used Blackshades malware to spy on his victims

A hacker from Leed has been found guilty of spying on unsuspecting victims for between five and 12 hours each day, seeing everything they did in front of their computer.. The hacker whose name is Stefan Rigo, has been found guilty of voyeurism offenses after he used Blackshades malware to spy on unsuspecting victims via webcam.

According to BBC News, Rigo pleaded guilty back into July to one count of voyeurism and one count of another computer-related offense. The documents filed in the court reveal that Rigo used his ex-girlfriend’s credit card to purchase Blackshades malware, a well known remote access trojan (RAT) that surreptitiously infects users’ computers

Prior to starting ComSec LLC in 2007, Mr. LeaSure was active within the counterespionage, counterterrorism and TSCM fields for 26 years. He has attained the prestigious CCISM, Certified Counterespionage Information Security Management Certification. He also has extensive training, knowledge and experience in the identification of eavesdropping devices, espionage detection methods and the intelligence collection tactics most often employed by perpetrators of electronic espionage.

J.D. LeaSure is also the Director of the Espionage Research Institute International (ERII). As Director, he is tasked with ensuring the organization is successful in its mission to provide continuing education, facilitate professional relationship building and ensure the counterespionage & counterintelligence skill sets of its membership remains current as espionage tactics and devices evolve.